Journal of Public Affairs Education

Transformational Service and Action Learning
Appendix A
Foundation Resource Outline
Project Name (if applicable):
Directions: Thank you for taking the time to fill out the Foundation Resource
Outline. The information that you provide will be shared with potential group
members who are students from the PA 335 Grantwriting course. It is our hope
that the information generated will help form the basis for a sound fund development
plan. Please feel free to use as much space as needed.
1. What is your organization’s name? What is their mission?
2. What is the main problem or challenge that the organization is addressing?
Basically, what need or gap is going unfulfilled in the community? It is
important that you find well-chosen statistics that portray the human side
of the community problem and exhibit geographic sensitivity (i.e., why the
need is greater here than elsewhere).
3. What solution is the organization suggesting for resolving this community
need? In addition, generate a description of the approach that the organization
hopes to employ in resolving the problem/need.
a. What are the organization’s goals (i.e., broadly defined) for this solution?
b. What measurable objectives (i.e., observable and capable of being documented)
have been or could be delineated for this solution?
c. Has the organization tracked any measurable outcomes related to their
solution(s)? If so, what kind or type (e.g., quantitative or qualitative)?
For example, how many individuals have registered to vote (output) and a
follow-up of how many actually voted in a subsequent election (outcome)?
d. What will be the short-, intermediate-, and/or long-term impacts from
this program and its commitment to community needs?
4. What makes your organization the best choice or option for fulfilling the
community’s need? Here is where you will talk about the uniqueness of your
organization and a few of its successes or landmarks.
5. Fund Development Strategy/Plan:
a. What is the total amount of funds sought for this solution?
b. How much has been secured thus far?
(1) From fundraising? Please list events and amounts for each.
(2) From corporate sponsorship? Please list sponsors and amount from each.
(3) From grant funds (e.g., public and private)? Which were approached
and why? Be sure to list both present/potential funders and amount
from each.
(4) From in-kind and/or donated services? Please list sources and
amount from each.
(5) If the organization has not approached any funders yet, it will be
your responsibility to select three for them: one primary and two
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